Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-3040CN laser printer Colour vs Epson C13T40W laser printer Colour

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:LED
- C13T40W laser printer Colour:Laser
Maximum resolution
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:2400 x 600 DPI
- C13T40W laser printer Colour:3600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:16 ppm
- C13T40W laser printer Colour:38 ppm
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:B5, B6
- C13T40W laser printer Colour:B5
Sound pressure level (printing)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:53 dB
- C13T40W laser printer Colour:41 dB
Power consumption (printing)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:480 W
- C13T40W laser printer Colour:16 W
Power consumption (standby)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:70 W
- C13T40W laser printer Colour:4.5 W
Weight
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:18.6 kg
- C13T40W laser printer Colour:4 kg

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Comparison of HL-3040CN, C13T40W
64 specifications	A Brother HL-3040CN laser printer Colour Model HL-3040CN View product	B Epson C13T40W laser printer Colour Model C13T40W View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technologyDiffers	LED	Laser
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	3600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	16 ppm	38 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	16 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	27 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one	4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 220 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 406.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	544 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	41 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Energy Star
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	480 W	16 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	70 W	4.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Hom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	551 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	455 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	625 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	18.6 kg	4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	409 x 466 x 250 mm	435 x 250 x 161 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	23 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Stand-by LED	Yes	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	628 x 555 x 460 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (active)Known for one	480 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-120V/220-240V, 50/60Hz
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 KB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, XP, Vista Mac X10.3.9/10.4.x/10.5.x
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11 b/g

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